Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Remscheid (Germany). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Teo Otto Theater, Stadtkirche Remscheid, and Evangelische Kirche Lüttringhausen. Also, be sure to include Eschbach Dam in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Remscheid (North Rhine-Westphalia).
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Teo Otto Theater
Theatre. Teo Otto Theater is a theatre in Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.[1]
Address: Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 31-33, 42853 Remscheid
Stadtkirche Remscheid
The Evangelische Stadtkirche is the main Protestant church of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Address: Alte Bismarckstraße 6, 42853 Remscheid
Evangelische Kirche Lüttringhausen
The Protestant town church is the oldest sacred building in Lüttringhausen that still exists today and the place of worship of the largest Protestant parish in the town. When viewed from the west, it represents the dominant building in the old town ensemble.
Address: Gertenbachstraße 1, 42899 Remscheid
Eschbach Dam
Also known as: Eschbachtalsperre
Dam in Germany. The Eschbach Dam was the first dam to be built in Germany for drinking water supply. It is located in Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With its opening in 1891, this pioneer work of hydraulic engineering was a milestone in the economic development of the city of Remscheid.[2]
Brodtberg
Hill in Germany. The Brodtberg, at 378.86 m above sea level, is the highest hill in Remscheid and the region of Düsseldorf in Germany. Despite that, it is not particularly prominent; for example the nearby quarter of Lennep lies at elevations of up to 370 metres.[3]
Röntgen Museum
Deutsches Röntgen-Museum-a museum located a few hundred meters from the birthplace of physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, on the outskirts of the historic Old Town of the Lennep district, currently being part of the city of Remscheid, in the northern Rhine-Westphalia northern country in Germany.
The museum was opened in 1932. On an area of 2100 m², history and review of technology helpful in creating X -rays were presented. The museum collection includes equipment and cameras from the past 100 years, used to use X -rays, as well as the personal items of the Nobel Prize winners. The first Nobel Prize in the field of physics in history was awarded on December 10, 1901, just the explorer of X -rays, which he called the "X" rays. In the museum you can see a set of devices used to research on radiation, thanks to which Röntgen discovered radiation called his name. The museum has apparatus, from seemingly primitive X -ray instruments "Diaphor R" to a modern experimental machine for short -term tomosynthesis. In the laboratory located in the museum, you can carry out 30 different types of tests, in the field of mechanics, optics, magnetism and electricity.
Each year, from 200 to 300 scientific trips are shown around the museum. In total, about 15,000 guests visit the museum every year.
In the years 2009–2015 the museum passed the reconstruction, was enlarged and gained the form of an interactive museum.
Address: Schwelmer Str. 41, 42897 Remscheid
Rotationstheater
Concerts and shows, Theater
Address: Koelner Str. 2c, 42897 Remscheid
Stadtkirche Lennep
The Evangelische Stadtkirche is the main Protestant church of Remscheid-Lennep in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Address: Kirchpl. 3, 42897 Remscheid
St. Suitbertus
St. Suitbertus Church is a Catholic church in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Address: Papenberger Str. 14B, 42853 Remscheid
Bismarckturm Remscheid
The Bismarck Tower Remscheid is a 30 m high tower in the city of Remscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia, now used as an observatory. It was built as an observation tower in 1901 on the edge of the city park. During the Second World War, it served as an air-raid reporting station. After the reconstruction of the upper floor, it now houses the Dr.-Hans-Schäfer-Sternwarte Remscheid of the Volkshochschule Remscheid.
Address: 2 Schützenplatz, Remscheid
Steinernes Kreuz
Steinernes Kreuz (Stone Cross) is the common name for a small and rather inconspicuous memorial very close to the Jakobsweg (Way of St. James) on the north bank of the Remscheid Eschbachtalsperre (Eschbach Dam), where the old Cologne-Dortmund army road used to run along and is located on the footpath to the Birgden I farmstead.
It bears the following inscription, already weathered: "Prayer for the soul of Mr. Josef Weizels (or: Waizels), whose assault this cross is set, in memory of October 17 in the year of the Lord 1554." Some researchers also argue that it must be the year 1509.
According to tradition, a money messenger with the above name was attacked and killed at this place. Dying, he shouted to passing juniper thrushes that they should avenge him. Some kilometers further in Bergisch Born the two robbers would have eaten roasted juniper thrushes, also called "Krammetsvögel" in the Bergisches Land, as a meal and would have said while serving: "They won't betray us." However, the innkeeper overheard the conversation and passed on the information about the crime.
Due to this carelessness, both criminals were caught, sentenced in Cologne and executed there by hanging.
In the past, the "Steinern-Kreuzer-Kirmes" (popularly known as "Stienernen-Krützer-Kermße") was held here early on Whit Monday. Historians assume that it developed from a memorial celebration for Josef Weizel, who died here. The tradition of the fair was later continued in Bergisch Born. Here, the Krammetsvogelkirmes was held on the last weekend of September until 2012.
The monument stands a little off the thoroughfare, but is always visited by passersby.